kobblers Posted September 6, 2014 Report Share Posted September 6, 2014 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... g-out.html Looks like T's got scuppered Rick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petercoulson Posted September 6, 2014 Report Share Posted September 6, 2014 Just seen it myself, maybe everyone should write to Tesco? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray Posted September 6, 2014 Report Share Posted September 6, 2014 Call me a cynic but were Tesco's thinking about Charles or the 250 customers they might have lost. Either way good on him, I wish him well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenB Posted September 6, 2014 Report Share Posted September 6, 2014 Call me a cynic You old cynic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Count Muppet Posted September 7, 2014 Report Share Posted September 7, 2014 If only more independants would be like him. This tesco expansion will be the end of timpson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Friend Posted September 7, 2014 Report Share Posted September 7, 2014 you see cynical old me Thinks . mmm maybe Tesco did their sums and thought Oh lot of outlay for little income- perhaps the space could be used better..... Ok lets milk this PR opportunity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray Posted September 7, 2014 Report Share Posted September 7, 2014 Call me a cynic You old cynic Oi!..Who are you calling a cynic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 with the contracts & agreements in place between Tesco & Timpson I doubt it was his letter that made a dot of difference. more behind that than meets the eye, probably just a planning legality. This tesco expansion will be the end of timpson. why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Count Muppet Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 I just think the quality of people we have is getting worse the more branches we open. As far as I know, it is tesco who dictates where we are having pods and we have them whether we want them or not. I feel that we will keep opening in the supermarkets and ignoring the high street branches. This will mean a company full of untrained staff who cause complaints. The supermarkets will eventually decide to kick us out and our number of branches will halve overnight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x minit uk Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 with the contracts & agreements in place between Tesco & Timpson I doubt it was his letter that made a dot of difference. more behind that than meets the eye, probably just a planning legality. This tesco expansion will be the end of timpson. why? You sure your not an under cover agent for Timpsons, or is James paying a chunk towards the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Posted September 9, 2014 Report Share Posted September 9, 2014 The Tesco near me has planning applications for a couple of pods, one is a Halfords spares and another is a car rental company, no T though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Posted September 10, 2014 Report Share Posted September 10, 2014 with the contracts & agreements in place between Tesco & Timpson I doubt it was his letter that made a dot of difference. more behind that than meets the eye, probably just a planning legality. This tesco expansion will be the end of timpson. why? You sure your not an under cover agent for Timpsons, or is James paying a chunk towards the forum. Why do you say that minit? what did you read into what I said? No James does not pay ANY thing towards the forum, I am also battling market share with a timpson/tesco 3/4 a mile away & any financial support from timpson for the forum would be a conflict of interest on my part. I am also not an under cover agent for the company. I hold very little interest in their activities, other than those that affect me commercially, which are few & far between. Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 Just been in the local newspaper, our local Tescos have put in a planning application to extend the storefront and house Virgin Holidays, BUPA dentist, Max Spielmann Photos and............Timpson!!!! Me and my big Mouth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 I wouldn't worry. every flea bites but its not the end of the world. My towns expanded massively since I opened the doors, theres a lot more people. it just sharpens you up a bit. Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earlsdoncobbler Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 in Coventry the timpsons are in Sainsburys so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marky1 Posted October 9, 2014 Report Share Posted October 9, 2014 well done to C & C but to keep customers this day and age we have to be one step ahead a good rule of thumb is to stand outside your shop and ask yourself would you shop there, dirty windows, dusty displays, tarnished pewter ware flaking paint on shop front, invest some money back into shop and spend 5oo quid on a good painter to do it a lean shop always creates a good working enviroment, i know shops that have topsoil instead of dust no need for it at ALL if you have time to lean you have time to clean you,ll be surprised what a good spring clean can do carry on i await the back lash lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul_ Posted October 9, 2014 Report Share Posted October 9, 2014 well done to C & Cbut to keep customers this day and age we have to be one step ahead a good rule of thumb is to stand outside your shop and ask yourself would you shop there, dirty windows, dusty displays, tarnished pewter ware flaking paint on shop front, invest some money back into shop and spend 5oo quid on a good painter to do it a lean shop always creates a good working enviroment, i know shops that have topsoil instead of dust no need for it at ALL if you have time to lean you have time to clean you,ll be surprised what a good spring clean can do carry on i await the back lash lol I agree with you 100%. I was always taught "would your wife shop in here?" If the answer is no then change is needed. I stood outside my shop this morning from across the road and made a note of a few jobs that need doing. From cleaning the windows to getting a new sign made for an empty piece of wall. I even noticed a cable that loops down from my ceiling a bit where one of the cable clips fell off ages ago. Such an easy thing to fix but I never really noticed it before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simes Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 I wouldn't worry. every flea bites but its not the end of the world. My towns expanded massively since I opened the doors, there's a lot more people. it just sharpens you up a bit. Lee Very true. I have 3 Timpsons pretty close by. The only thing I noticed is the increase in customers saying they've been to Timpsons and "They couldn't/wouldn't do it", "The keys wouldn't work", "The guy from Timpsons said I should try you". Turnover definitely hasn't dropped although they did affect our car key business short term with there silly give away specials! But we are up in Shoe Repairs and Keys. That said it's important not to be complacent and to think about what makes you different or better from the customers point of view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALLAN PRICE Posted October 15, 2014 Report Share Posted October 15, 2014 The chap in the article is the dad of a pal of mine(he was my manager when we both worked at Timpsons in Worcester!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marky1 Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 planning permission for a timpson pod in daventry has been turned down, not sure why maybe just not enough room on car park for it must be a small concern considering news on tesco at the moment 1 investor sells his shares with a 5 million loss, shares halfed ,exec sacked, left etc talks of a buyout you can only blow so much air into a balloon before it blows up in your face Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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